Sarah Osborn, 14, of Hampton put on another shooting exhibition at the 4H VA State Match on Saturday, breaking two national records.

The records she bettered came in the three-position air rifle division at Holiday Lake in Appomattox. She came close to perfection with a score of 296 out of 300.

The first record she broke — in the J3 division for ages 14 and under — belonged to Rachel Martin of New Mexico. Martin, now 18, had held the Civilian Marksmanship Program mark since 2009. In July, she won the overall title at the CMP National Championships.

In becoming the new 4H national record-holder for all competitors with her 296, Osborn -- a Summit Christian Academy student -- topped the 294 mark set by Sarah Broeker of Nebraska in 2007.

"Breaking two national records was amazing. ... I have had a really good year," Osborn said Sunday.

Earlier this season, the Patriot Shooting Club member also set a national record at the CMP Junior Nationals with the highest J3 finals score.

At Holiday Lake, Osborn also topped all competitors in small-bore with a personal-best score of 591 out of 600. Her previous best had been 568 at the Junior Olympics in April.

"In small-bore, I honestly had no idea I would shoot that well," she said.

Golf

After wrapping up the Tidewater Golfweek Amateur Tour season points championship on Sunday, it didn't take Jim Gallagher much longer than a heartbeat to turn his attention to more prestigious matters — the U.S. Senior Amateur.

The 55-year-old Yorktown golfing wonder is headed to that national event, which opens Saturday at the Wade Hampton Golf Club in Cashiers, N.C.

It will be Gallagher's second trip to a USGA national championship. Last year he competed in the USGA Mid-Amateur for golfers age 25 and older.

Gallagher is enjoying a banner season, having also qualified for the upcoming USGA Mid-Amateur Oct. 5-10 in Birmingham, Ala.

"It's really a thrill to qualify for two national championships in one year," he said Monday.

Over the weekend, he also was happy to win the Tidewater tour's points title by finishing second in the Local Finals at the Nansemond River Golf Club. He led after the opening round Saturday with an even-par 72, but shot 77 in the final round to finish three strokes behind tournament champ Steve Williams (75-71), a member at Langley Air Force Base.

By placing second in the triple-points finale, the front-running Gallagher earned 825 points and captured the season's title race with 3,571 points. Chris Tuttle and Wes Smith of Virginia Beach also had shots at winning the title, but both finished behind Gallagher at Nansemond River.

Tuttle, last year's points champ in the championship flight, took second this time with 3,090 points and Smith third with 2,988. In the finale, Tuttle (81-73) placed seventh and Smith (74-77) third. Brian Layne of Grafton won the A Flight season's title by a wide margin with 4,195 points.

For the Senior Amateur, Gallagher is scheduled to play practice rounds Wednesday and Thursday, then plans to take a day of rest before opening two days of qualifying Saturday. The low 64 qualifiers begin match play Monday.

Gallagher is hoping for a better showing than what he experienced in his first USGA national last year at the Mid-Amateur. He failed to qualify for match play.

"Last year, I was so thrilled just to be there that I got lost in the moment," he said. "I practiced so hard before the tournament that I got burned out before it started. This year, I have more experience and won't be as awed by the moment like last year."

Semi-pro football

The Virginia Crusaders, who have moved up two spots to No. 5 in the national semi-pro football rankings, will be gunning for their 22nd consecutive victory Saturday at home against the Virginia Steelers of Fairfax.

The Mason-Dixon Football League game is set for 7 p.m. at Wanner Stadium in Williamsburg.

The Crusaders should be well-rested. They had this past week off after their road game against the Wilmington (N.C.) Tigers was rescheduled from last Saturday to Sept. 28.

The Crusaders will be meeting the Steelers, a non-division foe, for the first time. It could turn into a blowout since the high-powered Crusaders are 8-0 this season while the Steelers are 1-7.

Crusaders coach Larry Stith isn't taking the Steelers lightly.

"We play every game like it's a championship game," he said. "Our goals are to stay focused, win the Mason-Dixon championship and claim the No. 1 ranking in the country."

The only teams ahead of them in the rankings are the Oklahoma Thunder (13-0), Central Penn (10-1), the Inglewood (Calif.) Blackhawks (6-0), and the Ohio Legends (16-0).

Running

Mathew Cheruiyot of Williamsburg and Sheri Mann of Yorktown took top honors in the ECPI 8K Saturday at Mariners' Museum Park in Newport News.

Cheruiyot, 34, topped the men's field with a time of 32 minutes and 32 seconds. Second place went to Jim Nicol, 23, of Newport News in 32:48 and third place to Terry Imbery, 55, of Hampton in 32:55.

Mann, 51, headed the women in 36:51. Isabella Kimbel, 10, finished second in 37:25 while Rachel Swift, 34, of Hampton was third in 38:14.